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Seashore Resource for Educators
| The story of King Canute In 1016 the Danish King Canute became king of England. A powerful and clever leader, he won many battles and drew up laws protecting his subjects. The following story about Canute has become a legend. Canute's subjects flattered him. They said he was all-powerful, and there was nothing he could not do. So Canute ordered that his chair be placed at the water's edge and he sat down and commanded the waves to go back. Of course, as the tide came in, Canute's chair was surrounded by water! He turned to his followers and said, "See, I cannot turn back the waves. There are some things even a king cannot do." Remember Canute when you are planning your class trip to the beach! |
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1. Tips for field trips |
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2. Rocky shore creatures |
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3. Plankton. Invisible life in the sea |
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4. Creatures of the sandy beach and mudflats |
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5. Experiment. Making fresh water from salt water |
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6. Story. A Kiri Kiwi and Willie Weka Adventure |
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7. Seashore Resources
The Department of Conservation site lists New Zealand's marine reserves and has information about them. www.doc.govt.nz/templates/summary.aspx?id=33756 MESA New Zealand (Marine Education Society of Australasia). PO Box 8, Portobello, Dunedin. Co-ordinators of Seaweek. Information about the Whanganui A Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve on the Coromandel Peninsula. www.thepeninsula.co.nz/doc/marinereserve.htm Leigh Marine Laboratory. Box 349, Warkworth, Phone 09-422 6111, Fax 0- 422 6113. Contact a.cozens@auckland.ac.nz to arrange group or school education tours. www.hmu.auckland.ac.nz:8001/sanctuary/index.html Seafriends Marine Meeting and Education Centre near Leigh provides information and education facilities. The website has information about the marine environment and marine life. www.seafriends.org.nz New Zealand Marine Studies Centre. PO Box 8, Portobello, Dunedin. Phone 03-479 5826. Fax 03-479 5844. Email Marine-Studies@otago.ac.nz or check out their website www.otago.ac.nz/MarineStudies A range of school programmes and resource material is available. The Aquarium is open to the public daily from 12 noon to 4:30 pm. Island Bay Marine Education Centre. 396 The Esplanade, Island Bay, Wellington. Phone 04-383 8285. Caters for school and group trips during the week and are open to the public the first full weekend of each month. Contact them for full details. Books What's on the beach. and What's around the rocks. By Glenys Stace. Published by Penguin Books (NZ). Excellent guides for all ages to enjoy indoors or take to the beach. New Zealand Seashore Secrets. By Sally Carson and Denis Page. Published by Hodder Moa Beckett. This book covers a wide range of topics - from tides to plankton. Easy reading for all. A Guide To The New Zealand Seashore. By Dave Gunson. Published by Penguin Books. This book has descriptions and pictures from New Zealand's seashore; plants, fish, shells and plants. |
